Red Auerbach

“Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.”

“To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.”

“An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.”

“He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.”

“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.”

“Just do what you do best.”

“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.”

“The best way to forget ones self is to look at the world with attention and love.”